Boxing Challenge

     It's a very light weekend in boxing, so only two fights and neither will be free to watch, so we could have only results.

On Saturday on FiteTV, which is mostly an MMA and pro wrestling channel, will have the return of Daniel DuBois from London.

DuBois, who was looked at as perhaps the next elite heavyweight, was stopped in the tenth round of an excellent fight by countryman Joe Joyce last November when he was counted out on his knees after suffering a broken orbital bone (the same injury recently suffered by Billy Joe Saunders against Canelo Alvarez).

DuBois's return would be of interest in any case but it's really interesting (sarcasm) because the WBA has put one of their minor titles at stake in this despite DuBois losing his last fight and his opponent Bogdan Dinu having been knocked out in both of his defeats (Jarrell Miller and Kubrat Pulev) against top fifty heavyweights.

Dinu has won his last two fights against lesser opponents since the two losses, but is nowhere near title challenger level (not that this title is worth worrying about) and seems to be set up to give DuBois a spectacular return to the ring.

Then you have the PPV with the Floyd Mayweather-Whichever Paul Brother as the main event.

It's not a good undercard after Jean Pascal was hammered for four illegal PED"s in his test before his rematch vs Badou Jack and removed from the fight.

The first Pascal-Jack, won by Pascal by split decision, fight was an action fight and a rematch worth watching, but due to the late replacement in unbeaten and unknown Dervin Collins of Venezuela, Jack's fight is missing from the challenge.

I did place former WBA and IBF junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd's fight at 160 pounds against Luis Arias in the challenge.

Hurd didn't look very good in his return win over Francisco Santana and I wonder if his loss to Julian Williams hasn't damaged him permanently.

That would be too bad as Hurd, at one time, seemed to be the best of the plethora of the PBC junior middleweight crowd, and still would be a very interesting challenger for the winner of the four title unification bout between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano.

Arias is 0-2-1 since his undefeated record was spoiled against tougher opponents and while his loss to Daniel Jacobs is excusable, his timid performance was not.

Since the Jacobs loss, Arias drew with Gabriel Rosado, and even though I had Arias winning close, he managed to make a Gabriel Rosado fight boring and surprisingly lost to Luke Keeler in a dull effort.

In the boxing challenge, I lead Ramon Malpica 72-68.

Heavyweights. 12 Rds 

Daniel DuBois vs Bogdan Dinu 

R.L: DuBois KO 5

TRS: DuBois KO 2

Middleweights 10 Rds

Jarrett Hurd vs Luis Arias

R.L: Hurd KO 10

TRS: Hurd Unanimous Decision